Domestic cups can often provide a perfect distraction from the difficulties faced in league football. Clubs can decide exactly how they want to use cup football – it could be to develop youngsters, to chase silverware or to keep lesser-used senior players happy. Previously, we saw how Puerto Montt initially struggled under new manager Ken Sasaki before eventually finding some for heading into the mid-season break. In this third post of VivaGlobetrotting, we will see how Puerto Montt have fared in the second half of Sasaki’s first season in charge. Continue reading →

The previous post in this series introduced Ken Sasaki, a Japanese manager who has begun his career in football management. Deportes Puerto Montt are the side that have gambled on the young boss, hiring him at the end of the 2019 season in which they finished in 9th place in the Chilean Primera B. The club parted ways with Fernando Vergara, citing that ‘a new direction’ was being sought. Continue reading →

Globetrotting, defined by the English dictionary as ‘the act of travelling to a lot of different countries’, forms the main idea behind many of my Football Manager saves. I love building a club up from nothing and making them one of the most feared clubs in the continent. My Ostersund save from FM18 still remains one of my best ever FM saves. However, I always find myself drawn back to ‘journeyman’ saves where I will move around a range of clubs, aiming to reach the pinnacle of football by whatever means necessary.
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